It's10:30pm,and11-year-oldBrandonBlancoissoundasleepathome.Suddenly,aloudnoisewakeshimup.Naturally,Brandonreachesforhiscellphone.Themessagebecomesclear:"RUawake?"
Brandon'suseoftechnologydoesn'tstopthere.Healsohasacomputer,aTVandthreevideo-gameconsoles(控制台)inhisroom.Withsomanychoices,it'snosurprisethatwhenheisn'tatschool,hespendsnearlyeverywakingminuteusingoneormoreofthesedevices
Brandonishardlyalone.AccordingtoarecentstudybytheKaiserFamilyFoundation,kidsaged8to18arespendingmoretimethaneverbeforeusingelectronicdevices.Howmuchtime?Morethansevenandahalfhoursadayonaverage,thestudyfound.
Thejumpistheresultofahugeexplosioninmobiledevices,saysVictoriaRideout,theleadauthorofthestudy.Today,nearlysevenoutoftenkidshavecellphones.Justfiveyearsago,itwasfouroutoften.
Often,kidsmultitask,orusemorethanonedeviceatatime."Ifyou’vegotachancetodosomethingonyourcomputerandtakeaphonecallandhavetheTVoninthebackground,whynot?"mediaexpertCherylOlsonsays.
Mostexpertsagreetechnologyhasmuchtoofferkids.Butsomeworrythekidscouldbemissingoutonotheractivitieslikeplayingoutsideorhangingoutwithfriends."It'samatterofbalance,"saysOlson."You’vegottoworkonit."
Multitaskingwhiledoinghomeworkisanotherconcern.Somekidslistentomusic,watchTVorusethephonewhiledoingtheirhomework."It'simportanttomakesurethatyoucanstopandconcentrateononethingdeeply,"saysRideout.
Withnewandexcitingdeviceshittingstoreseveryyear,keepingtechnologyuseincheckismoreimportantthanever."Kidsshouldtry,"addsRideout."Butparentsmighthavetostepinsometimes."Whydochildrenspendmoretimeinusingelectronicdevices?Itisknownfromthepassagethat ____Whichofthefollowingisanexampleofmultitaskingaccordingtothepassage?Accordingtothepassage,VictoriaRideoutwouldprobablyagreethat____
A.Becausemoreelectronicdevicesareavailabletothem
B.Becauseelectronicdevicesaremoreexcitingthanbefore
C.Becausetheyhavelessotheractivities
D.Becausetheyhavelesshomeworktodo